A large 7.8 magnitude earthquake has occurred in south/central Turkey near Gaziantep and the Syria border.
The earthquake was classified as RED on the Pager alert from USGS. This indicates significant financial impact and a high death toll. The death toll on Thursday is approaching 20,000.
Several large aftershocks have occurred. A second 7.5 earthquake struck north of the original epicenter. This is the worst earthquake in Turkey in over 100 years.
A natural gas line ruptured and caught fire lighting up the sky overnight.
Both Turkey and Syria have significant search and rescue operations ongoing.
Early unverified Twitter reports.
⚡️Video showing an entire building collapsing in Turkey after 7.8 earthquake pic.twitter.com/E46tNoKoLF
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) February 6, 2023
🚨🚨🇹🇷 Breaking: Massive damage reported across southern #Turkey following magnitude 7.8 #earthquake. pic.twitter.com/47eThjUuhs
— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) February 6, 2023
#turkey #earthquake pic.twitter.com/jzNADLe3BH
— Sahar®️AlAtrash سَحَرْ (@SahaR_bei) February 6, 2023
BREAKING: First footage is emerging after a M7.8 earthquake in central Turkey.#Turkey #Earthquake
— Global News Network (@GlobalNews77) February 6, 2023
pic.twitter.com/5nJL41NFhO
🇹🇷#Earthquake in #Turkey.#Hatay: "Natural gas pipelines in Amik plain in Hatay burst with the force of the earthquake. Fire spread to the fields." pic.twitter.com/POyQWaRavS
— Lenar (@Lerpc75) February 6, 2023
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